VIDEO:Kyrie Irving is an Eastern Conference All-Star starter this seasonHANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — They were supposed to be the future at the point guard position, rivals for years to come. But things don’t always work out the way they are supposed to. And for Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose and Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving, we’ve never had the division rivals healthy enough simultaneously to really compare and contrast their games in real-time.

Thankfully for all of us, we get to make our theoretical comparisons between the two with NBA TV’s Fan Night 1-on-1 Tournament, and we’re down to the final stages with this matchup.

Take both of these guys at their best and it’s a magical pairing, two young and explosive players with games different enough that the beauty of their matchup would be found in the contrast. Rose attacks the rim and finishes as well as any player at the position but might not be as crafty with the ball as Irving, whose handle and deep shooting range set him apart from the pack.

It’s as even as any matchup we’ve seen during the Fan Night 1-On-1 Tournament:

Join the conversation on who would win via social media (Tweet @NBATV #1on1Rose or #1on1Kyrie). The results will be announced during NBA TV’s postgame coverage of the Fan Night game between the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets (8 p.m. ET, NBA TV) by TNT’s and NBA TV’s Ernie Johnson, Greg Anthony, my main man Rick Fox and Chris Webber (via FaceTime).

In any way it would be close. But if they both played each other as a rookie, Rose would win. Kyrie is flamboyant and smooth on the handles, plus he has a wet stroke. But rose is a smarter player and could adapt the many aspects of his game to whatever situation it is. Either way both are extremely talented and i respect them.

The MVP was regular season mvp not finals mvp and he lead bulls with best record and was true leader on bulls team and most valuable player during reg season. hope Rose comes back strong and doesnt get injured! The East Need him

Taking both of these players at their best, former MVP, Derrick Rose is the obvious choice. Will we see that Derrick Rose ever again? Who is to say Kyrie Irving won’t reach that level of play sometime within his career?
This is a hypothetical question that doesn’t need to be answered. Derrick Rose had an incredible first few season in the NBA and is king of this fantasy 1-on-1, but I’d take Kyrie in reality

Irving=MOST OVERRATED PLAYER in the NBA. The guy has no defence, 20p 5a type of guy on one of the worst team in the league. I can think of so many PG who are better than him right now. NO MATCH, Rose will rip him apart EVEN when he is not completely healthy.

It would be a good match up- with both of them doing athletic moves and tricky layups. But I think Rose would block some of them and possibly dunk on Kyrie because he bigger and more athletic. I can give the edge to rose because he bigger and just as fast– if not faster. With no screens, Rose should stay in front of him with ease and make him take bad shots all night long. Mike Brown might call a timeout for him.

I’d take an MVP, who willed his team to the best record in the NBA and to the eastern conference finals over a PG that hasn’t even been in the playoffs. Drose over Kyrie. Kyrie has handles and is flashy, but Drose, he can take over games with power, speed, will, and athleticism.